Pertussis outbreak in a basic school in Estonia: Description, contributing factors and vaccine effectiveness

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 664-668

  Torm, Siiri ^a   Meriste, Sirli ^a   Tamm, Eda ^a   Alusalu, Sirje ^b   Järviste, Antonina ^c   Lang, Katrin ^b  

^a TARTU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^c Tartu Health Care College   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERTUSSIS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDEMIC; ESTONIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERTUSSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; CHILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ESTONIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PERTUSSIS VACCINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; VACCINATION; WHOOPING COUGH;

EID: 25444436460     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540510044454     Document Type: Article

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